Patents by Inventor Bruno Amizic

Bruno Amizic has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8811534
    Abstract: A receiver timing error recovery loop expands the bandwidth of a received signal and determines the timing error based on the bandwidth expanded received signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Zenith Electronics LLC
    Inventors: Bruno Amizic, Tyler Brown
  • Patent number: 8542778
    Abstract: A receiver timing error recovery loop expands the bandwidth of a received signal and determines the timing error based on the bandwidth expanded received signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Zenith Electronics LLC
    Inventors: Bruno Amizic, Tyler Brown
  • Patent number: 8320442
    Abstract: A decision feedback equalizer is operated by making first symbol decisions from an output of the decision feedback equalizer such that the first symbol decisions are characterized by a relatively long processing delay, by making second symbol decisions from the output of the decision feedback equalizer such that the second symbol decisions are characterized by a relatively short processing delay, and by determining tap weights for the decision feedback equalizer based on the first and second symbol decisions. The first symbol decisions may be derived from the output of a long traceback trellis decoder. The second symbol decisions may be derived either from the output of a short traceback trellis decoder or from shorter delay outputs of the long traceback trellis decoder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Zenith Electronics LLC
    Inventors: Bruno Amizic, Mark Fimoff, Jin Kim, Sreenivasa M. Nerayanuru
  • Patent number: 8315345
    Abstract: A timing recovery loop includes a sampler, a narrow band filter, an RMS normalize, a timing error detector, and a sample controller. The sampler samples a received signal. The narrow band filter filters the sampled received signal so as to pass an upper band edge of the received signal and not a lower band edge of the received signal. The RMS normalize sets an average power level of an output of the filter to a substantially constant value. The timing error detector detects a timing error with respect to an output of the RMS normalize. The sample controller controls the sampler in response to the detected timing error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Zenith Electronics LLC
    Inventors: Bruno Amizic, Tyler Brown
  • Patent number: 8189724
    Abstract: A timing recovery loop includes a sampler, a narrow band filter, an RMS normalizer, a timing error detector, and a sample controller. The sampler samples a received signal. The narrow band filter filters the sampled received signal so as to pass an upper band edge of the received signal and not a lower band edge of the received signal. The RMS normalizer sets an average power level of an output of the filter to a substantially constant value. The timing error detector detects a timing error with respect to an output of the RMS normalizer. The sample controller controls the sampler in response to the detected timing error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Zenith Electronics LLC
    Inventors: Bruno Amizic, Tyler Brown
  • Publication number: 20110044381
    Abstract: A timing recovery loop includes a sampler, a narrow band filter, an RMS normalizer, a timing error detector, and a sample controller. The sampler samples a received signal. The narrow band filter filters the sampled received signal so as to pass an upper band edge of the received signal and not a lower band edge of the received signal. The RMS normalizer sets an average power level of an output of the filter to a substantially constant value. The timing error detector detects a timing error with respect to an output of the RMS normalizer. The sample controller controls the sampler in response to the detected timing error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Bruno Amizic, Tyler Brown
  • Publication number: 20090225820
    Abstract: A receiver timing error recovery loop expands the bandwidth of a received signal and determines the timing error based on the bandwidth expanded received signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Bruno Amizic, Tyler Brown
  • Patent number: 7382828
    Abstract: An equalizer system includes an equalizer, first and second decoders, and a tap weight controller. The equalizer equalizes a received signal to provide an equalizer output. The first decoder is characterized by a first parallel output, and the first decoder decodes the equalizer output to provide first symbol decisions having a first accuracy. The second decoder is characterized by a second parallel output, the second decoder receives the first parallel output and decodes the equalizer output to provide second symbol decisions having a second accuracy, the first accuracy is greater than the second accuracy, and the second decoder applies the second parallel output to the equalizer. The tap weight controller determines tap weights based on the first symbol decisions and supplies the tap weights to the equalizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Zenith Electronics LLC
    Inventors: Bruno Amizic, Mark Fimoff, Sreenivasa M. Nerayanuru
  • Publication number: 20070092047
    Abstract: A receiver timing error recovery loop expands the bandwidth of a received signal and determines the timing error based on the bandwidth expanded received signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Bruno Amizic, Tyler Brown
  • Publication number: 20060239342
    Abstract: An equalizer system includes an equalizer, first and second decoders, and a tap weight controller. The equalizer equalizes a received signal to provide an equalizer output. The first decoder is characterized by a first parallel output, and the first decoder decodes the equalizer output to provide first symbol decisions having a first accuracy. The second decoder is characterized by a second parallel output, the second decoder receives the first parallel output and decodes the equalizer output to provide second symbol decisions having a second accuracy, the first accuracy is greater than the second accuracy, and the second decoder applies the second parallel output to the equalizer. The tap weight controller determines tap weights based on the first symbol decisions and supplies the tap weights to the equalizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Bruno Amizic, Mark Fimoff, Sreenivasa Nerayanuru
  • Publication number: 20050254570
    Abstract: A decision feedback equalizer is operated by making first symbol decisions from an output of the decision feedback equalizer such that the first symbol decisions are characterized by a relatively long processing delay, by making second symbol decisions from the output of the decision feedback equalizer such that the second symbol decisions are characterized by a relatively short processing delay, and by determining tap weights for the decision feedback equalizer based on the first and second symbol decisions. The first symbol decisions may be derived from the output of a long traceback trellis decoder. The second symbol decisions may be derived either from the output of a short traceback trellis decoder or from shorter delay outputs of the long traceback trellis decoder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventors: Bruno Amizic, Mark Fimoff, Jin Kim, Sreenivasa Nerayanuru